Water World by Lia Sophia
Brittany Kurtz, Lia Sophia Jewelry Advisor is donating profits from Water World to support PureWater PureLife. Contact her.
Today Costa Rica seems mostly for tourism but in its history is a wonderful tradition. When visiting someone's home the visitor pauses at the threshold of the house and says, "May I come into your home?" Once invited in the visitor responds, "I am here to serve you."
The host then turns the tables on the visitor and expresses his honor and responsibility to sacrifice even the last of his food in order to make the guest feel comfortable. This culture is steeped in hospitality.
These days the hospitality of serving people has become an industry in and of itself. Mission and service organizations who quietly struggled to assist others 15 years ago now host booths at conferences with the glitz and glamour of a carnival arcade.
Humility and service are taught as close partners. There's the story of Jesus with a towel about his waist, on his knees, holding the disciples feet basted in the stench of the street. The disciples looked on confused as the act of servanthood was redefined in their midst.
Its very difficult to prepare for the price of being a servant but still there's the temptation to ask, "What's it pay?"
The season of Lent is upon us. Some 40 days from now the body of Christ will be torn and exhausted from dragging the weight of a cross. It got real dark that day. Then Jesus said, "I Thirst!"
At EDGE OUTREACH we live, pray and work in a community of faith. Water, Vision, Mercy.
Perhaps we are learning humility, working on dark days, giving foot baths and saying phrases like, "May we come into your home? We are here to serve you."
Mark Hogg,
Executive Director
Ministry Quicklinks | Jan 2008 Dominican Republic PureWater PureLife Team
| EDGE water missionary Kurtis Daniels said this was a 'dream team'. They installed a purification system in a hospital and at the YWAM base in Santo Domingo. The hospital install is the largest purification system EDGE has done. The make up of the team was unusual as well. There were 5 students from Murray State University, a famous/infamous blogger from Texas, a business man from Oregon, and ...Read More here.
"I Thirst"
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March 21st is Good Friday and World Water Day. It seems obvious to take advantage of this wonderful coincidence. EDGE OUTREACH is hosting, "I Thirst" at River Bend Winery. AND . . . that same day, we have been invited to partner with the premier of a Sundance 2008 documentary selection, "FLOW: For The Love Of Water." Join us for this exciting event and help people around the world have clean drinking water.More here.
Health and Vision Clinic at Jeff Street Baptist Center
  Sunday January 20, 2008 began sunny and about 4¼ cold down at Jefferson Street Baptist Chapel, a homeless shelter near downtown Louisville. A remarkable thing was about to take place, a coming together of several hundred souls to help each other in tangible ways.The photos tell the story, see here. Contact information
EDGE OUTREACH
1500 Arlington Ave - Louisville, KY - 40206
(502) 568.6342
amy@edgeoutreach.com
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